Occupation Actor | Height 1.91 m | |
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Full Name Álvaro Gonzalo Rudolphy Fontaine Born May 24, 1964 Viña del Mar, Chile Spouse Catalina Comandari (m. 2008) Children Diego Rudolphy Comandari, Eloísa Rudolphy Comandari Movies and TV shows ¿Dónde está Elisa?, Optical Illusions, Romance Policial, Tierra del fuego Similar Paola Volpato, Ingrid Cruz, María Eugenia Rencoret, Sigrid Alegría, Mauricio Pesutic | ||
Álvaro Gonzalo Rudolphy Fontaine (born May 24, 1964 in Viña del Mar, Chile) is a Chilean actor who works in theater, soap operas and film. He has obtained numerous awards, among them the Apes Prize in 2001 to the best Actor in his role in Amores de mercado and the Altazor Prize in 2008 for his role in Alguien te mira.
He was raised in Concepción, where he studied at Alianza Francesa. When his parents divorced, he returned to his birth city along with his mother and two siblings.
After a year studying French, and another one of Engineering at the Universidad Católica, in Valparaíso, he finally opted for theater.
He studied theater in the academy by Gustavo Meza. He worked for Canal 13 and later on TVN. In the majority of his roles he has been the main character or one of the principal characters of the plot.
He made his debut in Matilde Dedos Verdes, in Canal 13.
His first main role was in Estúpido Cupido from TVN, where he played Aníbal Donoso who fell in love with the main character Mónica Tagle, played by Carolina Fadic.
His great performance in the soap opera Amores de mercado with the lead role of twins Pelluco and Rodolfo.
He also appeared in Alguien te mira, portraying a psychopath killer. And his most recent role is the vampire "Domingo Vrolok" in the nocturnal soap opera named Conde Vrolok.
His best friend is fellow actress Sigrid Alegría.
On November 15, 2008 he married the journalist Catalina Comandari at a beach resort in Horcón.